Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.


A reissue of pension has been granted
to Myron 7. Fales of this town, according
to a Washington dispatch.
The annual meeting of st. Stephens
parish was adjourned from last EASTER
Monday to next week Monday evening.
The selectmen are strengthening the
creek bridge as much as they can at this
stage of the water. and have warned
drivers to walk their teams across.
A meeting of the official board of the
Methodist church will be held Saturday,
the 10th, at 10 a. m. A full meeting is
desired.
Mr. w. ii. Brewster has Just completed
extensive repairs on the Mcclure house,
South Pleasant street, which he owns.
1t is now fitted for occupancy by three
families.
Mr. G.. a. Piper, who has taken first
class care of the town hall during the
two years that he has had charge of it as
ianitor, has resigned. He is succeeded
by Mr.. W. II. Cobb
Messrs. W. c. Danyew and Geo. McCue,
who went to New York last week to buy
horses to bring here and SELL found
prices too high and returned without
making any purchases. ~
NJ. kidder e Son are soon to begin the
manufacture of summer drinks of sever
al kinds. They have rooms fitted up for
the purpose in all addition to the harness
shop on Merchants Row.
The spring examination of common
school teachers for the town of Middle
bury will be held at the room in the
basement of the town hall on Wednesday
next, beginning at . Il. m.
Butter sold in this market, Monday, at
% cents for the best, though a few tubs
of extra quality brought d little more.
Notwithstanding the hard travelling,
quite an amount was offered.
The auction sale of Dea. Geo. l.. Por-
ter's effects, at his late residence, Monday,
was well attended and the articles dis
posed of brought good prices. All the
property offered was sold in a short time.
Mr.. w. c. Langworthy was auctioneer.
For the last three days there have been
very few in from surrounding towns.
In some directions the roads are bare of
snow, and muddy; in Others they are full
of snow, while along the valleys of the
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overlooked.
The firm of Earl & Smith has been
dissolved, Mr. Earl retiring. A new firm
composed of Mr.. II. +. Smith of the old
firm and DIR. c. f. Prentiss has been
formed, under the name of II. +. Smith
& Co. They are both tirst-class business
men and are sure to succeed.
Harvey Barton of New Haven Mills
was found drunk in the village, Fast-day,
and jailed. Saturday he was arraigned
before Judge Knapp and found guilty.
He paid the fine. The liquor he said he
procured in Burlington. States Attor-
ney Wilds prosecuted.
the Methodist church will close at the
conference which begins its session at
Saratoga the 2ist. lie will preach me-
mortal sermon next Sabbath morning on
the members of the church who have
died during the past three years.
Mr.. f. p. Cushman and family have
moved into the house on Court street
owned by Mr.. Harrison White, Mrs.
Cushman's father. Mr.. b. F. Wales and
family have left the Rose house, near the
graded school, and moved into the Chap
man house vacated by Mr.. Cushman.
The college class of 1862 will hold
reunion at the coming commencement.
Among its members were Interstate Com
merce Commissioner ,Aldace F. Walker,
Editor ID. X. simonds of the Manchester
journal, f. A. Hasseltine of Bristol and
Judge Knapp and n. F. Rider of this
town.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned at the post-office one month I'M
called-for: Mrs. Louisa Begor, Mrs.
Clarisa Butler, Miss M. Carmody, Miss
Mary f. Fitzimmonds, David Lepp,
Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Mason & Smith,
Philbert Planter, Miss Mary st. Jock,
Mrs. Jennie p. Smith (2), Miss Mary
Stewart, +. n. Wiley.
Extra freight trains have been very
numerous since Sunday, when the trestle
at Hartford on the main line of the Cen
trail went out. Boston freghts seem all
to be coming down by this line. The